Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-02-14
Acciari V.A. et al., The Astrophysical Journal 679: 397-403 (2008 May 20)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/587458
The multiwavelength observation of the nearby radio galaxy M87 provides a unique opportunity to study in detail processes occurring in Active Galactic Nuclei from radio waves to TeV gamma-rays. Here we report the detection of gamma-ray emission above 250 GeV from M87 in spring 2007 with the VERITAS atmospheric Cherenkov telescope array and discuss its correlation with the X-ray emission. The gamma-ray emission is measured to be point-like with an intrinsic source radius less than 4.5 arcmin. The differential energy spectrum is fitted well by a power-law function: dPhi/dE=(7.4+-1.3_{stat}+-1.5_{sys})(E/TeV)^{-2.31+-0.17_{stat}+-0.2_{sys}} 10^{-9}m^{-2}s^{-1}TeV^{-1}. We show strong evidence for a year-scale correlation between the gamma-ray flux reported by TeV experiments and the X-ray emission measured by the ASM/RXTE observatory, and discuss the possible short-time-scale variability. These results imply that the gamma-ray emission from M87 is more likely associated with the core of the galaxy than with other bright X-ray features in the jet.
Acciari V. A.
Beilicke Matthias
Blaylock Guy
Bradbury S. M.
Buckley James H.
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